Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-07
SCHOOL BOARD
Elect Teachers and Superintendent for Mex
School Year-A Busy Meeting.

Allen, Slaven, Wingard and Campbell
| present. There seemed to be a slight hesita-
ton on the part of some to get to business
There was some figuring on the outside OF
the ball before converting and it was casually
remarked that something of Importance was
on hand and hence the hesitation about get
ting down to business. But few were in the
lobby. The members did not look across the
board at each other until near $50 O'Clock.
Superintendent Chidister submitted his
report. 1t was not as complete as he intends
to make it. He suggested some changes re-
lating to the meeting of teachers and other
matters referring to his wolk. There were
several recommendations made and MI.
Campbell moved they be adopted with
Brown q second.
| First. the teachers for next year subjected
to rules of board.
second-That teachers meetings be held
reoularly on third Saturday of each month
from to IL a. m, without compensation.
| Mr.. TAYLOR voted in the negative on the
second recommendation, stating that the lady
teachers could not vel spend Saturday in
school work.
| Col. Lewis rendered his resignation as a
member of the board and the same was &C
copied.
Mr.. Wingard moved that Geo. E. Camp
bell be elected to fill the vacancy OF the unex-
pired term of COL Lewis. Mr.. Slavin proved
a second, and Mr.. Campbell took the oath OF
office.
Mr.. C. E. Jones spoke to the board, asking
that Sunday school be allowed in Park PLACE
building during the summers vacation. Inc
request was not granted There were four
for the motion and five in the negative.
When the committee or teachers and sal
aries was called upon to report Mr.. Campbell
stated that quite a number of applications
4 had been made for superintendency and po-
sition as teachers, and that would also be
submitted as part of the report The COM
mittee recommended Mr.. NJ. Chidister as
superintendent and all teachers who had not
resigned were reappointed.
The report was received on motion or
Brown.
Mr.. Wingard moved that the name OF the
music teacher be stricken out, with Slaven a
second. He, in making the motion, stated
that he had never favored that department,
and wanted to wipe it out.
DR.. Campbell remarked that Mr.. Vineyard
was in love with his own idea. Because he
opposed it at at the first, he wanted to oppose
it still. He thought that as books had been
secured, and as the professor had done good
Uorl, he ought to be retained.
Mr.. Brown favored the music department
and present teacher.
A vote showed Wingard only in the atfir-
native. Mr.. Slaven was excused from vot-
ing.
Quite number of teachers were discussed,
but in no instance the recommendation OF
the committee changed.
The following is the report of committee
which was adopted:
Superintendent Mr.. Chidister, principal
high school, U. P. Schulz; first assistant, Ruba
Ander; second assistant, Jennie King; prln'
cipal First ward, Lizzie Robinson; assistant
. Second ward, F. E. Phillips; assistant Third
ward, M. L. Breakman; Fourth ward, Julia
Leech; Fifth ward, F. l.. Boyd; fark
!, Bertha Dougherty; Lincoln, j. c. Truth.
l Teachers Mary Nicely, Lidia Mills, Alice
, Fitch, Emma MCGEE, Eta Eel
lows. Rena Burwell, Fannie Cleve
land, Hattie Smith Annie Leichhwidt
Eva Marts Edith Husselman, Nettie King
4 Ida Mckinney, Blanch Smith, Ella Marks
Kate McNabb, Alice Overstreet, Marie
Mathews, Jessie Clark, NJ A Smoke, Clars
= M Laughlin, Belle Helm, Clennil Fitch
1 Phoebe Styles, Minnie D Kuhn, Lidia l. Has
. kinson, Voshti Liggett, Lizzie Mcmillan
Kate Bounnell, Jessie G Drown, H 5 Nc
Michea, Nellie L. Orr, Elizabeth Orr, Lonl
IS Chamberlain, Sarah c Knowles, Ella Free
O man, Ora Stanley, Annie Muzzy. Teache
e of music, A Mather. Drawing, L. I Green
s ing.
e Mr.. Taylor stated that he feared that tn
# present board had no right to elect super
= intendent for next year. No one else mad
n any remarks on the subject sprung by him
K 1t was decided to hold an examination TO
, cityiteachers one week before the opening G
T schools All teachers rot previously examir
:. ed would be required to report at that e1
animation.
,s Mr.. Vineyard, as chairman of committe
a on buildings and grounds, recommends
9 that grounds be purchased on corner of Lul
,e avenue and Kellogg street, and corner
a Central avenue and Cleveland avenue fo
N school building site. He recommended ths
10 committee have more time to consider tn
~ question. He recommended that the scho'
N buildings be closed against summer school.
" The superintendent salary was raise
as from 81, SEQ to 1900 per annum.
The board adjourned to meet next Tuesda